Kerala Police

Kerala State Police
Kerala State Police
	Emblem
	Flag
Abbreviation	KP
Motto	മൃദു ഭാവെ ദൃഢ കൃത്യേ "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye"; "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action"
Agency overview
Formed	November 1, 1956
Annual budget	₹4,406 crore (US$520 million) (2021–22 est.)
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Kerala, IN
	Jurisdiction of Kerala Police
Size	15,008.13 sq mi (38,870.88 km2)
Population	34,630,192
Legal jurisdiction	As per operations jurisdiction
Governing body	Government of Kerala
Constituting instrument	Kerala Police Act, 2011;
General nature	Local civilian police;
Operational structure
Overseen by	Department of Home, Government of Kerala
Headquarters	Vazhuthacaud, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala – 695010
	; Map of Kerala Police Department's jurisdiction. The map on left shows Kerala in India and on right shows the State with Thiruvananthapuram district in red.
Sworn members	62,618 (Sanctioned) ; 57,819 (Actual)
Minister responsible	Pinarayi Vijayan, ; Chief Minister of Kerala & Minister of Home Affairs;
Agency executive	Sheikh Darvesh Saheb, IPS, ; State Police Chief;
Units	List of units Law and Order ; Crime Branch ; State Special Branch ; Training ; Armed Police Battalions ; Coastal Security ; State Crime Records Bureau ; Protection of Civil Rights ; Administration (HQ);
Specialized Units	List of units Highway Police ; Tourism Police ; Traffic Enforcement Unit ; Railway Police ; Mounted Police ; Coastal Police ; Forensic Division ; Women Cell ; Pink Patrol ; K9 Squad ; High-Tech Crime Cell ; Anti-Terrorism Squad ; Special Operation Group ; Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad ; DANSAF;
Facilities
Police Stations	564 (as of 2021)
Police vehicles	Force Gurkha; Mahindra Bolero; Tata Sumo; Mahindra TUV300; Toyota Innova; Chevrolet Tavera; Mahindra Thar; Swift Dzire
Dogs	82 (41 Sniffer Dogs)
Horses	25
Notables
Programme	List of key Projects Student Police Cadet Project ; Janamaithri Suraksha Project ; Kerala Police Cyberdome; ;
Significant Operation	Operation P-Hunt;
Website
	keralapolice.gov.in

The Kerala Police is the law enforcement agency for the Indian state of Kerala. Kerala Police has its headquarters in Thiruvananthapuram, the state capital. The motto of the force is "Mridhu Bhave Dhrida Kruthye" which means "Soft in Temperament, Firm in Action" in Sanskrit. It operates under the Department of Home, Government of Kerala. The force is headed by the State Police Chief, and the incumbent chief is Shaikh Darvesh Sahib, IPS.

Kerala Police has a reputation for being one of the best-managed state police forces in the nation, and the state ranks among the top states for maintaining law and order. One of the first police forces in South Asia to put community policing into practise is Kerala Police, which was one of the first to do so through legislation. The term "Janamaithri" Policing, which means "people-friendly Policing," is used to refer to it.

According to the data from Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD), there are a total of 564 police stations in Kerala. Among them, 484 police stations deal with local law enforcement, while the remaining 80 are specialised for specific purposes. Out of these, 382 police stations are located in rural areas, while 102 police stations are located in urban areas. The specialized police stations include 14 women's police stations, 13 railway police stations, 18 coastal police stations, 19 cybercrime police stations, 1 crime branch police station, and 1 ATS police station.

The rural police stations account for the majority of police stations in Kerala, constituting approximately 68% of the total. The urban police stations account for about 18% of the total, while the special purpose police stations account for about 14% of the total.